Basket



J. W. GRANT April 12, 193s.

BASKET Filed Feb. 5, 1957 Patented Apr. 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

the invention resides in the combination andl arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made Within the scope of what is claimed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 shows in vertical section, a device con structed in accordance with the invention, parts being in elevation;

Fig. 2 is a top plan wherein parts are broken away;

Fig. 3 is an elevation showing a modification, parts being broken away.

In Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a container for flowers or the like, which may comprise a frustoconical body I having a bottom I I, the body being supplied with an arched handle 2. To the crown of the handle 2 is secured a transverse U-shaped retaining means, such as a resilient clip 3.

A vertical tube 4 is secured in the bottom II of the body I and in a base 5 on which the bottom II of the body I rests, the tube 4 being supplied with an annular shoulder 6 which engages the upper surface of the bottom II. A water tight joint is eiected where the tube 4 passes through the bottom I I of the body I, so that water in the body cannot leak away.

A pin or prong 'I is supplied and is equipped at its lower end with a point 8 adapted to enter the earth 9. At its upper end, the prong 1 has a head IIJ. The prong 'I is thrust downwardly through the tube 4 until the head I0 rests on the upper end of the tube 4, and until the pointed end 8 of the prong enters the earth 9. It will be obvious that the container will be held securely in an upright position, against tipping over due to action of the wind or otherwise.

When the prong 'I is not in use, it may be pulled up to the dotted position of Fig. 1, the prong being engaged with the clip 3, and the head I being above the clip.

In Fig. 3, the body of the container is marked by the numeral I4 and is made of fluted metal or other material, the arched handle appearing at I the base at I6 and the bottom at I'I. 'I'he base I6 is of flared and uted construction.

The tube I8 is mounted water tight in the bottom I1 and has an annular shoulder I9 corresponding to the shoulder 6. The prong is shown at 20 and has a pointed end 2| adapted to enter the earth 22. The head of the prong or pin is marked by the numeral 23.

The operation of the device shown in Fig. 3 does not differ materially from the operation of the device shown in Figs. l and 2. The clip 3 of Figs. 1 and 2, or its equivalent, is used on the handle I5 of Fig. 3.

The construction of the device, in either of its forms, is such that a container for owers may be held upright without detracting from the appearance of the container and without impairing the water tight characteristics of the container.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a device of the class described, a container having a handle and provided with a bottom, an upstanding tube mounted in the bottom, and an earth-engaging prong insertible through the tube, the handle and the prong having interengaging elements which hold the prong elevated and in an inoperative position.

JORDAN W. GRANT. 

